Mrs.Thomasina Shorter of Pricedale;died at 3:45 a.m.Sunday;Dec.23;1979;in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh;following a short illness. She was 56. Mrs.Shorter was born June 6;1923;in Ridgeway;S.C. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Belle Vernon and Valliars Club of Belle Vernon. Mrs.Shorter also was a member of the Monongahela Valley Branch of the NAACP. Surviving are her husband;Sylvester;at home;five sons;Richard of California;Byron of Maryland;James with the Navy in California;Robert and Eric at home;two daughters;Judith with the Navy in Hawaii and Linda;a student at Edenborne;Pa.;two sisters;Mrs.Merry Ward of Richmond;Calif.and Mrs.Geavina Johnson of Brooklyn;N.Y.;a brother;Alexnder Davis of Hampton;Va.and five grandchildren. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and 2 to 4 p.m.Wednesday at the Beverly Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen. The body will be taken Wednesday to Antioch Baptist Church;where friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m.Thursday at the church with Rev.Luther Wormack officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Fronie Samoda;79;of 119 Beaumont St.;Belle Vernon;died at Mon Valley hospital at 5 p.m. Wednesday;November 14;1979. The daughter of the late Andrew and Rose Kellner Konosky;she was born in Scott Haven on May 30;1900. She had been a resident of this area for 53 years. In addition to her husband;Kenneth;she is survived by three sons;Eugene;Kenneth and Francis;all of Belle Vernon;a daughter;Verna Mae;at home;and a sister;Mrs.Elizabeth Gouiran of Cannonsburg;three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friens may call at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the charge of the Rev.Louis Smith;pastor of the Peoples Bible Church of Belle Vernon;in the funeral home at 1 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Donald Gordon Smock;58;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Saturday;Oct.27;in VA Medical Center;Pittsburgh. He was born Nov.25;1920;in Belle Vernon;son of the late Gilbert F.Smock;who died Oct.21;1974;and Mary Jane Amalong Smock;who survives in Belle Vernon. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;a member of American Legion Post 659 of Belle Vernon and the Rehoboth Presbyterian Church. He was a lifelong resident of Belle Vernon. Survivors include his mother;three daughters;Patty Jo Bartlett;Nancy Lee Smock and Donna Smock;two brothers;Roy Smock of Belle Vernon and Elwood Smock of Uniontown;two grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p.m. this afternoon with the Rev.Allie A.Clayton officiating. Burial was in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Anna Mae Stutgis;89;of 835 Beech St.;Washington;died Tuesday Oct.23;1979 in Washington Hospital. A former Fayette City resident;she was the daughter of the late Gustave and Juliana Redmer Blum. She was a 75-year member of the First Christian Church;Fayette City. Mrs.Sturgis was preceded in death by her husband;John H.Sturgis;on Oct.7;1961. Survivors include two dughters;Thelma Barber;Washington;and Melvina Bird;Pomona;Calif.;three grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren;and one great-great grandchild. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with the Revs.Bruce E.Smith and John Bowers officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.tonight;Thursday;Oct.25;1970 at the funeral home.

Karl Sivek;59;of 612 Edwards Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Oct.18;1979;at Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Monessen on July 2;1920;he was the son of the late Karl and Mary Sivek. He was a member of the St.Sebastian’s Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;the Monessen Firemen’s Club 1;and was an employee of the B.O.F.of the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He is survived by his wife;Mary Sarnowski Sivek;one son;Karl A.at home;one daughter;Susan Mary at home;three brothers;Nick;of Monessen;Andrew of Charleroi;and Frank of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Eva Babay;of Monessen;and Mary Feehan of Monessen. Friends may call Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m.Monday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10 a.m.Monday at St.Sebastain’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Edward S.Simko;65;of Fayette City died Tuesday morning;Sept.18;1979;at the Mon Valley Hospital.   He was born in Fayette City on March 28;1914;the son of the late George and Julia Sivak Simko.  He was a member of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;and the Loyal Order of the Moose;Lodge No.92;Perryopolis.  Mr.Simko was retired from the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport Plant.  He is survived by his wife Barbara Plavetich Simko;a daughter;Mrs.Patsy (Barbara Ann) DeRinzo;of Belle Vernon;a brother;George Simko;of Lincoln Park;Mich.;two sisters;Mrs.Paul (Irene) Lape;of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.William (Margaret) Luckasevic;of Charleroi;and two grandsosns;Patrick and Matthew DeRinzo.  Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m. on Wednesday where Prayer services will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted on Friday at 10 a.m.at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with the Rev.Father Thomas G.Rinn officiating.  Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

One of the Belle Vernon Area’s early residents;Frederick F.Shearer;died Saturday;Aug.18;1979;in Mon Valley Hospital;at the age of 90. Mr.Shearer was born in Jefferson Township;May 31;1889;son of the late James and Amelia Wright Shearer. He was a life long resident of Belle Vernon and was a member of one of Fayette County’s pioneer families. His grandfather;Frederick Shearer;was one of Fayette County’s original commissioners;who was instrumental in establishing the county’s home for the poor. He was also very active and held many offices in the Belle Vernon Presbyterisn Church. A carpenter by trade;he was a member of the Carpenters Local of Charleroi. Preceding him in death was his wife;Bertha Blythe Shearer;in May of 1975. Surviving are one son;Rollin C.Shearer of San Jose;Calif.;one daughter;Mrs.William J.(Thelma) Govier of Monessen;one sister;Helen Shearer of Markleysburg;four grandchildren;Frank Govier of Florence;Ky.;Mrs.Kathy Davies of Monessen;John Shearer and Nancy Shearer of San Jose;Calif.;and three great-grandchildren. Services were held Monday morning;August 20;1979 at 11 a.m.at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.William H.Popa of the Connellsville United Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial was in Belle Vernon Cemetery.